The Solitude of Compassion

Jean Giono

The Solitude of Compassion
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country
United States
Published
1 August 2011
Pages
144
ISBN
9781583225240

The Solitude of Compassion

Jean Giono

A collection of short stories never before available in English, THE SOLITUDE OF COMPASSION won popular acclaim when it was originally published in France in 1932. It tells of small-town life in Provence, drawing on a whole village of fictional characters, often warm and decent, but at times course and immoral. Here, Giono writes of a friendship forged in a battlefield trench in the midst of World War I; an old man’s discovery of the song of the world; and, in the title story, the not-unrelated feelings of compassion and pity. In these twenty stories, Giono reveals his marvellous storytelling through his vivid images and lyrical prose, whether he is conveying the delicate scents of lavender and pine trees or the smells of damp earth and fresh blood.

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